PUNEET AGARWAL

137, Cotton Street, 1st Floor, Burra Bazaar, Kolkata – 700 007, West Bengal, India
Contact@ +91 99373 21444 / +91 93388 81080
Email: puneet.agarwal80@gmail.com; paag_0821@rediffmail.com

Passport No: E8799240; Expiry Date: 17/03/2014

Driving License: Indian

Objective To lead the Commercial & Accounts/Finance Department of an

Organization & contribute towards overall growth of the Company.
Profile A Finance cum Commercial Professional with experience in diverse
business environments and exposure in Accounting, Purchase,
Procurement, Materials Management, Inventory Management,
Techno Commercial Operations & Vendor Development.
Key Accounting/Finance and Procurement/Purchases.
Competency
Area

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Current Job: (July 2008 – Present)

Working with FTSE 50, diversified metals and mining group with revenues in excess
of USD 8 Billion. Its principal operations are located in India, Zambia, UK and
Australia. The major metals produced by the group are Aluminium, Copper, Iron
Ore, Zinc and Lead.

JOB PROFILE: (Asst. Mgr. – Projects Commercial)

Handling the implementation of key procurement strategies / contingency plans for
commodities and ensuring that plans are aligned with production / project
requirements. Involved in Preparation of Commercial Contracts and Purchase/Work
Orders, to procure the best quality materials at the most competitive rates availing
the related SEZ (Special Economic Zone) benefits.

Interviewing & developing long-term partnerships with domestic & foreign

suppliers; managing daily performance of vendors to ensure meeting of service, cost,
delivery & quality norms.

Coordination with finance for L/C openings & payment against BG’s of suppliers /
contractors. Using SAP for making Purchase Orders and Materials Management.

Handling complete commercial documentation for export-import trade in

compliance with statutory regulations / policies. Involved in the Customs clearance
of the imported items and handling shipping documents in co-ordination with the
Logistics & Cargo Team.

Set up system of various daily, weekly and month end reports to share the
Information and plans with the users and the management.
Last Job:
(July 2007 – April 2008) KARMAH TRADING & SERVICES
WLL, DOHA (QATAR)

An ISO 9001:2000 Certified Company committed to provide high quality products

and services. Products and Services include Building materials & finishing products,
Seating, Play Equipments and Mechanical Services.

JOB PROFILE: (Chief Accountant)

• Handling the Bank & Cash Book of the Company,
• Preparation & Presentation of Trial Balance, P&L A/c, Balance Sheet, etc.
• Handling the Employees Payrolls System,
• Dealing with Bank for L/C’s, Bank Guarantees & Bonds,
• Co-ordinate with Customs for Import Items clearance,
• Preparation & presentation of the Financial reports including Budgets,
• Contribution by way of Cost-cutting in Direct & Indirect Expenses.

TRAINING:
(April 2003 – January 2004) BALCO/STERLITE, (INDIA)

The expanding production project in Bharat Aluminium Co. to increase the total
Aluminium output from 135,000 TPA to 400,000 TPA and a new Alumina refinery
and bauxite mine (Greenfield Project) at Sterlite Industries (I) Ltd.

PROFILE: (Trainee – Accounts & Finance)

• Handling the Cash, Bank and daily Accounting of the entire project,
preparation of BRS & Funds Requisites,
• Handling the payments to the parties related to the project expansion
programme under the supervision of the Internal Auditors,
• Purchasing the Local materials & preparation of the Purchase/Work Orders,
• A system was introduced in all organization where all purchase orders had
references of last 3 purchase prices to monitor the trend of market.
• Local people were trained in purchases and stores departments for taking
higher responsibilities.
• Preparation of Bank Reconciliation Statements, Cash Flows & MIS under the
supervision of Finance Manager.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Played a major role in single handedly handling & finalizing purchases worth
around Rs. 1100 Crores for Smelter Expansion Project.

• Efficiently coordinated with Mckinsey for global vendor / supplier

identification.

• Efficiently coordinated with Accenture Logistics Team for timely Customs

Clearance of the Imported Equipments Shipments and following the proper
documentation for smooth process so as to meet the scheduled delivery.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

Course Year
Post Diploma in Financial & Banking Services (PG
Graduation DBFS) from Symbiosis Institute of Business 2004 - 2006
Management, Pune, India.
Post Diploma in Business Management (PG DBM) from
Graduation Pune University, India. 2002 - 2004
Graduation Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) from Pune 1999 – 2002
University (India).
HSC 12th Standard from BYK College of Commerce, 1997-1999
Nashik (Vocational Course: Specialisation in
Marketing & Salesmanship)
Computer Hands of experience on MS Office, Microsoft Word & Excel, Lotus
Knowledge Smart Suite/Outlook, Tally 5.4 & 6.3, DacEasy Accounting
Package & SAP.

Personal • Excellent leadership, Communication, Interpersonal &

Attributes Negotiation Skills,
• Believe in achieving excellence through team work,
• Totally dependable with confidentiality to the core &
ability to work under pressure and produce results in high
growth environment,
• Quick adaptation to new environment.

PERSONAL VITAE:

Age : 28 Years (8th October, 1980)

Marital Status : Unmarried
Language Known : English, Hindi, Marathi & Bengali
Interests : Sports (Table Tennis & Cricket), Traveling and Music.

“I hereby declare that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge’

Puneet Agarwal
Place: India
Date: 30/04/2009